kibitz

Significat (Anglès)

1. (intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.
2. (intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.

Sinònims

kibbitz

look on

Traduccions

kiebitzen

Kiebitz

conseiller

conseiller en douce

kibbitz

kibbitzer

roddelen

kommentaar geven

entrometerse

cotorrear

inmiscuirse

parlotear

تطفّل

meter la nariz

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɪbɪts/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alemany: kiebitzen

In summary

From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.